Japanese Psychological Research最新文献

{"title":"Ageism Hinders Mental Attribution Toward Older Adults: Translation and Validation of the Japanese Version of the Mind Attribution Scale1","authors":"Toshiki Saito,&nbsp;Kurt Hugenberg,&nbsp;Kosuke Motoki,&nbsp;Rui Nouchi","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12472","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12472","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The influence of ageism on mind attribution in older adults remains unclear. For this study, the Mind Attribution Scale—a measure of intentional, cognitive, and emotional mental attribution—was translated into Japanese. The Need to Belong Scale was used to confirm construct validity. Therefore, the effect of ageism (measured using the Fraboni Scale of Ageism) on mind attribution was investigated through 892 participants (age range: 20–83 years) recruited through crowdsourcing. Participants were asked to rate the degree of their mental capacity after reading the vignettes. The findings showed that the three components of the Mind Attribution Scale were valid measures with high internal consistency and criterion validity. Participants tended to ascribe more emotional components, but not intentional or cognitive components, to older adults. Those with stronger ageist attitudes were less likely to attribute their mental capacity to older adults. The results suggest that when considering older individuals rather than a group, people tend to have more positive attitudes and mentalize older adults, while negative ageism may contribute to dementalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"259-271"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12472","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85654818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Repeated Exposure Effect on the Likeability of Odors Depends on the Exposure Time and Stimulus-Processing During Exposure","authors":"MIDORI OGAWA,&nbsp;SAHO AYABE-KANAMURA","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12471","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12471","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We investigated whether stimulus-processing in sensory or semantic memory influenced affective responses after repeated exposures. This entailed exploring whether activating sensory memory by comparing odor strength during exposure (Experiments 1 and 3) or activating semantic memory by naming the odor during exposure (Experiments 2 and 4) changed affective responses to the odor. Generally pleasant or generally unpleasant odors were presented to participants 40 times (Experiments 1 and 2) or 10 times (Experiments 3 and 4), and their liking for the odor was rated before and after the exposure. Results indicated that affective responses to odors became neutral after 40 exposures, regardless of processing the odor in sensory or semantic memory during the exposure. The liking score changed only for likable odors after 10 exposures, when the odor was processed in sensory memory (bottom-up processing) during the exposure. These findings suggest that affective responses change through repeated exposure, regardless of the type of stimulus processing. However, the repeated exposure effect differed based on the stimulus-processing type during the exposure, when the number of exposures was limited.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"232-243"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12471","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76024247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Relative Effectiveness of Positive and Negative Gossip in Promoting Prosocial Giving: The Examination of the Valence of Gossip Content and Reputational Consequences","authors":"Hirotaka Imada","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12473","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12473","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Gossip promotes prosocial behavior via reputational concern. However, the relative effectiveness of positive and negative gossip has been understudied. I examined to what extent positive and negative gossip promoted prosocial behavior when a potential consequence of gossip was positively framed (a third party offering a financial bonus) and negatively framed (a third party deducting a bonus). I found that gossip, irrespective of its valence, promoted generosity via reputational concern in both contexts. Yet, analyses suggested that positive gossip may have a stronger effect in promoting prosociality. The findings, together with previous findings, call for further investigation of the relationship between the effectiveness of positive and negative gossip in promoting prosociality and types of reputational consequences.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"310-319"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12473","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83205548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stress Mindset and University Students' Mental Health in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediating Model1,2","authors":"Yanyan Liu,&nbsp;Aya Saito,&nbsp;Satoko Matsumoto,&nbsp;Naomi Yoshitake,&nbsp;Masumi Sugawara","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12488","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12488","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused social isolation and loneliness among Japanese university students. Stress mindset, namely, beliefs about stress and its consequences, is related to mental health through emerging evidence. This study investigated the relationship between stress mindset and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and assessed the mediating effect of coping behaviors. An online survey was conducted in mid-October 2021 with 4,120 university students from 47 prefectures in Japan. Stress mindset (stress-is-enhancing and stress-is-debilitating mindsets), coping behaviors, and mental health (loneliness and depression) were measured. The results showed that the positive path from a stress-is-debilitating mindset to depression and loneliness, and the negative path from a stress-is-enhancing mindset to loneliness, were significant. Furthermore, the stress-is-enhancing mindset was mediated by vaccination status, inducing a decrease in loneliness; the stress-is-debilitating mindset was mediated by a decrease in part-time jobs and extracurricular activities, and inducing an increase in loneliness and depression. Current findings indicate that stress mindset may influence the behavioral tendencies and mental health of Japanese university students during COVID-19, comprising an internal resource to protect their mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"159-171"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12488","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139208380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric Examination of the Japanese Version of the Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire1,2,3,4","authors":"Masami Kashimura,&nbsp;Kenichiro Ishizu,&nbsp;Rodrigo Becerra","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12491","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12491","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Emotion beliefs include beliefs regarding <i>usefulness</i> and <i>controllability</i> of emotions, and they play an important role in emotion regulation. This study developed a Japanese version of the Emotion Beliefs Questionnaire (EBQ-J) and examined its reliability and validity. A total of 317 participants were surveyed (212 women, 98 men, 7 not indicated; mean age: 20.06 ± 2.84 years). A preliminary survey was conducted with 23 undergraduate students to develop a draft of the Japanese version. The results confirmed the face validity of the measurement. The first cross-sectional survey examined descriptive statistics, structural validity, internal consistency, construct validity, and gender differences in measurement scores. The second, short-term longitudinal and cross-sectional survey evaluated the test–retest reliability and construct validity. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the EBQ-J had a four-first-order-factor and two-second-order-factor structure. The results were consistent with the original EBQ. The measurement demonstrated good internal consistency, moderate to excellent test–retest reliability, and partially verified construct validity. The EBQ-J could assess emotion beliefs across positive and negative emotions and explain emotion regulation processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"340-358"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12491","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139247201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do Physical Attractiveness and Personality Traits Predict Romantic Partner Evaluations? A Speed-Dating Study in Japan1,2","authors":"Mie Kito,&nbsp;Toshihiko Souma,&nbsp;Takashi Nishimura,&nbsp;Junko Yamada,&nbsp;Yuji Kanemasa,&nbsp;Junichi Taniguchi,&nbsp;Taishi Kawamoto","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12489","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12489","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The speed-dating procedure allows researchers to closely investigate relationship-initiation situations. Although previous speed-dating studies identified physical attractiveness, earning prospects, and reciprocity as predictors of romantic attraction, few such studies have been conducted outside Europe or North America. The current speed-dating study examined what factors would predict attraction ratings by potential partners among the Japanese—an understudied sample. Participants included 27 men and 28 women who first completed a questionnaire to measure individual attributes. During each speed-dating session, 12–15 men and women talked for 3 minutes and evaluated each opposite-gender participant on attraction and dating intentions. Results of the social relations model showed that men evaluated women who were more physically attractive and achieved higher education as more attractive. These results imply that men tend to generalize their first impressions of women's physical attractiveness to other aspects of the partner, and that Japanese men may consider dual income as a necessity for marriage.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"199-211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12489","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139260385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Is School Absenteeism a Spectrum? Development and Validation of Japanese Futoko Spectrum Quotient (FSQ)1","authors":"Yuejiang Hou,&nbsp;Yuki Harada,&nbsp;Masayoshi Ota,&nbsp;Hiromichi Kato","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12480","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12480","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study aimed to develop and validate a scale called the Futoko Spectrum Quotient (FSQ), which measures school absenteeism (<i>futoko</i>), as a method to achieve the early identification of at-risk students. We recruited 673 students and 119 <i>futoko</i> students from secondary schools and educational support centers. The results showed that the bifactor model had better fit, proposing a general (G) factor representing avoidance motivation and an orthogonal specific (S) factor representing psychological distress. We then examined the measurement invariance and continuity of the latent bifactor construct of the FSQ, correlations of the FSQ with external variables, and measurement reliability to validate the FSQ. Our findings highlight the need to focus on students’ mental state prior to the emergence of absence behaviors and the significance of the present scale in theory and practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"272-297"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12480","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136298783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does Cooperation with Others Reduce Risky Gambling Behavior?1","authors":"Takuhiro Takada,&nbsp;Masanori Kono,&nbsp;Kengo Yokomitsu","doi":"10.1111/jpr.12475","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jpr.12475","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Social relationships are highly salient for problem gambling. This study investigated the effect of others' presence or cooperation with others on risky gambling behavior among healthy undergraduate students. Based on the findings that individual differences moderate the social facilitation effect and team performance, we also focused on personality traits. A total of 36 participants completed the Game of Dice Task (GDT) in three conditions, within a crossover design: the sole condition (each participant conducted the GDT individually), the parallel condition (each participant conducted the GDT in parallel with another participant), and the cooperation condition (participants conducted the GDT at the same time and were told to consult with each other). Before the experiment, all participants completed the NEO Five Factor Inventory. The results showed no significant differences among the sole, parallel, and cooperation conditions in terms of risky gambling behavior. However, safer gambling behavior in the cooperation condition was significantly and positively correlated with conscientiousness. These findings suggest that a new harm-reduction strategy focusing on cooperation with others while gambling could be developed.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 2","pages":"359-368"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.12475","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80807743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial: The Experience Sampling Method: A New Lens for Psychological Science in Daily Life","authors":"Yuka Ozaki,&nbsp;Gaku Kutsuzawa","doi":"10.1111/jpr.70015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.70015","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;The field of psychological science has long sought to understand mechanisms of human experience and behavior, recognizing that many phenomena—emotions, motivations, social interactions, and cognitive processes—unfold dynamically in real-world contexts. Traditional research methods, relying on retrospective reports or controlled laboratory settings, often struggle to capture this vital within-person variability and ecological complexity. This special issue of &lt;i&gt;Japanese Psychological Research&lt;/i&gt; (&lt;i&gt;JPR&lt;/i&gt;) addresses this challenge head-on by showcasing innovative research utilizing the Experience Sampling Method (ESM), also known as Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) or Intensive Longitudinal Methods (Bolger &amp; Laurenceau, &lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;; Csikszentmihalyi &amp; Larson, &lt;span&gt;1987&lt;/span&gt;; Stone &amp; Shiffman, &lt;span&gt;1994&lt;/span&gt;). ESM offers a powerful methodological lens, allowing researchers to collect data in the natural environment and close to the time of experience, thus minimizing memory bias and increasing ecological validity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The nine papers featured in this special issue represent a significant advancement in both methodology and substantive findings, underscoring the growing maturity and diverse applications of ESM research within the Japanese psychological community. These articles exemplify the breadth and methodological sophistication of contemporary ESM research, covering diverse domains from academic motivation and personality structure to clinical well-being and interpersonal dynamics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fukushima (&lt;span&gt;2026&lt;/span&gt;) investigated whether lower psychological health status contributes to self-concept instability, reversing the typical direction of inquiry. Using data from three experience sampling studies, the research employed a mixed-effects location-scale model to analyze within-person variance in self-concept ratings. This advanced modeling approach accounts for the relationship between the mean and variance of self-concept, providing an unbiased estimate of instability. Findings across the studies suggested that poorer psychological health, as measured by the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), was significantly associated with greater self-concept variability, even when controlling for relational context, self-esteem, and social feedback. This work highlights the utility of ESM and sophisticated multilevel modeling in capturing the dynamic nature of self-concept.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Xie et al. (&lt;span&gt;2026&lt;/span&gt;) applied the cutting-edge Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling (DSEM) technique to ESM data collected from 54 cohabiting heterosexual couples to investigate emotional interdependence in daily life. Their sophisticated analysis revealed that one partner's previous emotions dynamically predict the other's present emotional state. Critically, the study demonstrated that adult attachment orientations (anxiety and avoidance) moderate this process. Specifically, women's attachment avoidance was negatively associate","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 1","pages":"3-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.70015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145887221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lesson-to-Lesson Fluctuations in Academic Self-concept Driven by Self and Peer Achievements: An Intensive Longitudinal Study of Different Foreign Language Course Types","authors":"Daisuke Akamatsu","doi":"10.1111/jpr.70011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jpr.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study examines situational fluctuations in academic self-concept (ASC) during English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) learning, focusing on perceived self and peer achievements, and the moderating effects of course type. Using an intensive longitudinal method, 27 Japanese first-year undergraduates completed surveys over 5 weeks after two EFL classes: General English and English Communication. Results from hierarchical linear modeling showed that perceived self-achievement positively predicted situational ASC, consistent with previous findings. Perceived peer achievement decreased ASC in English Communication, reflecting the Big-Fish-Little-Pond Effect (BFLPE), while it increased ASC in General English, reflecting the Basking-in-Reflected-Glory Effect (BIRGE). Furthermore, the effect of perceived self-achievement was stronger in the English Communication course than in General English. These findings underscore the situational and social nature of ASC, highlighting its variability across classroom contexts. The study also demonstrates the utility of intensive longitudinal methods in studying motivational constructs and provides insights into optimizing EFL learning environments, especially in interactive language classes.</p>","PeriodicalId":46699,"journal":{"name":"Japanese Psychological Research","volume":"68 1","pages":"142-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jpr.70011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145891451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}